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Ousmane (Amadou) Dia-Azure Cloud Ops Engineer

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Wiesbaden, Germany

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Sep 2024 - Mar 2025
Ulm, Germany

Azure Cloud Ops Engineer

Mercedes-Benz Tech Innovation

Position Summary
Azure Cloud Ops Engineer at Mercedes-Benz Tech Innovation
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Information Technology
  • Promotes continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) by applying DevOps principles to accelerate and automate development and operations processes.
  • Provides hands-on support in implementing and deploying IaC using Bicep.
  • Manages and optimizes cloud infrastructure on Microsoft Azure, ensuring scalability, availability, and efficiency.
  • Implements and monitors comprehensive security measures, especially in network and data security, to protect systems and data.
  • Manages and operates Kubernetes clusters to enable efficient orchestration and scaling of containerized applications.
Jun 2022 - Mar 2024
Frankfurt, Germany

Cloud Infrastructure Architect | Cloud Engineer

Lufthansa Cargo

Position Summary
Cloud Infrastructure Architect | Cloud Engineer at Lufthansa Cargo
Industries
Transportation
Business Areas
Information Technology
  • Comprehensive management and optimization of infrastructure and platform in Azure (IaaS/PaaS/SaaS) to ensure powerful, scalable, and secure applications.
  • Setting up and managing Kubernetes, including configuration of clusters, namespaces, pods, volumes, and secrets to ensure efficient deployment processes and seamless scalability.
  • Designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines with Azure DevOps to automate build, test, and deployment processes.
  • Implementing logging, monitoring, and alerting solutions with Grafana, Prometheus, and the ELK Stack, including setting up proactive notification systems.
  • Planning, executing, and continuously improving cloud infrastructure projects to enhance performance, security, and cost management.
  • Implementing and carrying out test automation for infrastructure code using Terratest and Bash, as well as developing unit and integration tests to validate Terraform configurations.
Aug 2019 - Jun 2022
Hamburg, Germany

GitOps/Cloud Developer

Maersk (Hamburg Süd)

Position Summary
GitOps/Cloud Developer at Maersk (Hamburg Süd)
Industries
Transportation
Business Areas
Information Technology
Operations
Project Management
  • Managing Kubernetes and OpenShift clusters, namespaces, pods, volumes, and secrets for efficient deployment strategies and scaling.
  • Containerizing applications with Docker to improve portability and efficiency.
  • Managing and optimizing Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
  • Automating infrastructure configuration and provisioning with Ansible and Terraform.
  • Automating build, test, and deployment processes with Jenkins.
  • Setting up and managing monitoring solutions with Grafana and Prometheus, and logging solutions with Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana (ELK Stack).
  • Performance monitoring and management of complex environments with Instana.
  • Developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines to speed up software delivery and improve code quality.
  • Implementing logging, monitoring, and alerting systems for early issue detection and proactive notifications.
  • Planning, executing, and continuously optimizing cloud infrastructure projects to improve efficiency, performance, and security.
  • Conducting infrastructure code tests with Terratest, Molecule, and Bash, and developing unit and integration tests for Terraform configurations.
  • Setting up and managing backup solutions to secure and restore Kubernetes clusters and cloud resources, and automating backup processes.
  • Responsible for technology stack management including selecting, implementing, and maintaining a broad range of tools.
  • Monitoring and optimizing cloud resource costs using budgeting tools and setting up cost alerts.
Sep 2017 - Jul 2019
Wolfsburg, Germany

DevOps Engineer | Cloud Engineer

Volkswagen AG

Position Summary
DevOps Engineer | Cloud Engineer at Volkswagen AG
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Information Technology
  • Deploying and managing microservices in AWS using AWS services to ensure scalability, availability, and security.
  • Designing and maintaining an automation pipeline for nightly builds to ensure stability and efficiency through continuous integration and testing.
  • Participating in agile sprints to design, implement, and optimize scripts using best practices to improve code quality and process efficiency.
  • Planning and executing automated REST API integration tests to ensure functionality and performance.
  • Regularly reviewing test results with the project team, providing suggestions for improvement, and actively participating in problem-solving.
Feb 2015 - Aug 2017
Bensheim, Germany

Software Quality Assurance Engineer

Fair Isaac Corporation

Position Summary
Software Quality Assurance Engineer at Fair Isaac Corporation
Industries
Information Technology
Business Areas
Quality Assurance
  • Deploying applications with Docker to ensure scalability, availability, and security.
  • Developing and maintaining a CI/CD pipeline with Jenkins for continuous integration and delivery.
  • Building and maintaining test infrastructure for UI tests of single-page applications with Protractor and Selenium WebDriver, including planning, executing, and analyzing test cases and test suites.
  • Conducting automated UI and integration tests to ensure software quality.
  • Reporting and monitoring test results through regular reviews and analysis to ensure application quality.
  • Developing and maintaining frontend components with Angular to improve user interfaces.
  • Developing a Java client for integration with ActiveMQ to ensure reliable communication and data processing.
Mar 2011 - Mar 2015
Worms, Germany

Computer Science

Hochschule Worms

Position Summary
Computer Science at Hochschule Worms
Industries
Education
Business Areas
Information Technology
Research and Development

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Transportation, Education, Automotive, and Information Technology.

Transportation
Education
Automotive
Information Technology
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Experienced in Information Technology, Research and Development, Operations, Project Management, and Quality Assurance.

Information Technology
Research and Development
Operations
Project Management
Quality Assurance
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Summary

I am deeply fascinated by technology, especially in cloud infrastructure and DevOps. With over 7 years of hands-on IT experience, I am constantly working to provide my clients with first-class solutions.

My approach to cloud-native transformation enables companies to make their applications more efficient and scalable. I always use the latest cloud technologies and modern architectures to maximize the performance and availability of their applications.

A key part of my professional philosophy is to stay up to date with technology and keep learning. This allows me to always offer my clients the best possible solutions and meet their requirements.

During my career, I have gained extensive experience in international projects where team members from different countries and cultures work together. With my ability to speak several languages, I make communication and collaboration easier with teams and clients around the world.

I look forward to bringing my expertise and passion for technology to your company and working together on innovative solutions.

I have extensive knowledge of modern technologies focused on the efficiency and reliability of application delivery and IT operations. A focus of my expertise is containerization, specifically using containers like Docker to package and isolate applications with their environments. This technology greatly simplifies application deployment, scaling, and management, and ensures consistency and portability across different environments.

In addition, I have solid experience in orchestrating container applications. I use systems like Kubernetes, OpenShift, and Tanzu to automate container deployment, scaling, and management. These orchestration tools allow me to efficiently manage complex application landscapes and ensure optimal resource use.

Another core part of my skills is the DevOps philosophy and agile development. I integrate development and operations to improve collaboration and communication. With agile methods like Scrum, I can quickly respond to changes and continuously deliver value. These approaches support fast, iterative, and adaptive software development and delivery.

In the area of Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD), I have experience setting up and managing pipelines that enable automated testing and deployment. By using tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, and Azure DevOps, I can ensure fast and reliable application updates and minimize the risk of production errors.

My skills also include Infrastructure as Code (IaC). With tools like Terraform and Ansible, I manage infrastructure as code, which allows for fast and error-free provisioning. IaC lets me define the entire infrastructure as versionable and repeatable scripts, greatly improving reliability and scalability.

To ensure system health and performance monitoring, I rely on monitoring, logging, and alerting. I implement solutions like Prometheus, Grafana, and the ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) to monitor application performance and health, collect system logs, and respond to issues. These tools enable proactive monitoring and quick problem resolution, which increases application reliability and availability.

In summary, I can say that my knowledge and experience in containerization, orchestration, DevOps, CI/CD, IaC, as well as monitoring and logging, form a solid foundation for a modern and efficient IT infrastructure. These technologies and methods allow me to quickly respond to market changes, improve software quality, and increase end-user satisfaction.

Skills

  • Kubernetes
  • Cloud Native
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Terraform
  • Prometheus
  • Oracle
  • Mysql
  • Elk-Stack
  • Grafana
  • Continuous Integration
  • Continuous Delivery
  • Azure Kubernetes Service (Aks)
  • Jenkins
  • Git
  • Azure Devops
  • Aws
  • Ansible
  • Linux
  • Deployment
  • Gitops
  • Terratest
  • Python
  • Bash
  • Agile
  • Scrum
  • Jira
  • Confluence
  • Kali Linux
  • Hashicorp Vault
  • Azure Key Vault
  • Falco
  • Helm
  • Molecule
  • Gitlab
  • Bitbucket
  • Mongodb
  • Bicep
  • Argo Cd

Languages

French
Native
German
Advanced
English
Advanced

Education

Mar 2011 - Mar 2015

Worms University of Applied Sciences

Computer Science · Worms, Germany

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Experience

Total positions 6
Experience in Transportation 4.5 y
Avg length 2 y 3 m
Longest experience 4 y

Global Experience

Countries worked in 1 (Germany)
Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Azure Cloud Ops Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure Architect | Cloud Engineer, GitOps/Cloud Developer
Main industries Transportation, Education, Automotive
Main business areas Information Technology, Research and Development, Operations

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Ousmane is based in Wiesbaden, Germany.
Ousmane speaks the following languages: French (Native), German (Advanced), English (Advanced).
Ousmane has at least 14 years of experience. During this time, Ousmane has worked in at least 6 different roles and for 6 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 3 months. Note that Ousmane may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Ousmane would be well-suited for roles such as: Azure Cloud Ops Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure Architect | Cloud Engineer, GitOps/Cloud Developer.
Ousmane's most recent position is Azure Cloud Ops Engineer at Mercedes-Benz Tech Innovation.
In recent years, Ousmane has worked for Mercedes-Benz Tech Innovation, Lufthansa Cargo, and Maersk (Hamburg Süd).
Ousmane is most experienced in industries like Transportation, Education, and Information Technology. Ousmane also has some experience in Automotive.
Ousmane is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Research and Development, and Operations. Ousmane also has some experience in Project Management and Quality Assurance.
Ousmane has recently worked in industries like Transportation and Automotive.
Ousmane has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Operations, and Project Management.
Ousmane attended Worms University of Applied Sciences for Computer Science.
Ousmane is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.
Ousmane's rate depends on the specific project requirements. Please use the Meet button on the profile to schedule a meeting and discuss the details.
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